Ok so you see it in the magazines. Guides list their top 5 pieces of gear they couldnt live without. So what about yall? List the top 5 things you take with you everytime you go fishing. Im talking bass, bluegill, trout, muskie, carp, whatever you chase w/ a fly
Heres mine:

#1- Polarized Sunglasses- 20 bucks at Bass Pro. Been lookin for another pair but I could get a rod for that price!

#2- My Simms hat- First "fishin" hat I owned, never hit the water w/o it.

#3- Extra tapered leader- one of those things that if you leave it youll need it.

1. got to have my sunglasses. I am miserable without them. Costa Fathoms

2. beadhead prince nymph. The first fly that I ever caught a trout on and also the fly that I have hooked into my biggest fish and the one that I have the most confidence in. Always have a lot of those in various sizes.

3. I almost always have to stop at a store and buy sunflower seeds. Either BBQ or regular salted.

4. I always carry a spare rod with me. I have broken the tip off my first rod when I took a fall one day and had to drive home early just because I didnt have a spare.

5.Camera. I will never go fishing without a camera again because I hate trying to convince my dad that my fish was really this big. Now I just take a picture and then bam no arguement.

1. Permission from wife. (just kidding!)
2. License and ID ( I get in a hurry sometimes)
3. Lanyard with my tools and tippet ( I can stick a flybox in a shirt pocket)
4. Backup rod and reel closeby (broke a rod in the middle of Abrams Creek horseshoe once)
5. See # 1

I would have to ditto most all that have been listed....if it is warm weather trip in the Park I would have to put benadryl on this list....those hornets and yellow jackets can ruin a day early and there's more of them than snakes and bears.

1. Polarized Sunglasses (Peppers)-best 40 dollar sunglasses iv ever owned.
2. Camera-I usually fish alone and no one believes that I actually catch fish out there.
3. Rod-Bro made it for me for my high school graduation.
4. Fly box- can't do much fishin without it.
5. A little Luck!!!

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